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The 2022 midterm elections are now 25 days away, and Republicans have a seven-point lead in their bid to recapture control of Congress. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that, if the elections for Congress were held today, 48% of Likely U.S. Voters would vote for the Republican candidate, while 41% would vote for the Democrat. Just four percent (4%) would vote for some other candidate, but another seven percent (7%) are not sure. (To see survey question wording, click here.) The GOP lead is up three points from last week, when they led 47% to...

If the midterm elections were held today, 51% of likely U.S. voters would cast their ballots for the Republican candidate, compared to 38% who would vote for the Democrat, according to a new Rasmussen Reports poll. After that, 3% would vote for some other candidate, while 8% were uncertain. Here are how the results, released Tuesday, break down: 89% of Republican voters say they would cast their ballots for the GOP’s candidate. 77% of Democrats would vote for the Democrat candidate. 48% of independents would vote for the Republican candidate, compared to the 26% who would vote for the Democrat....

A March 22 – 24 Wenzel survey of 792 Likely Voters ( + – 3.46) is both encouraging and sobering for Republican chances of retaking the Congress. Voters’ attitudes toward the TEA Party movement(TPM). Not surprisingly, Democrats disapprove 69/21 but Republicans and Independents strongly approve of the movement 84/13 and 68/28 which is good news. Men are pro TPM 66/32 but women, who vote more frequently, are lukewarm at 50/42. The West isn’t encouraging at 45/45, but the East is 54/39 Midwest 61/34 and the South 68/31 are increasingly encouraging data items. Those earning under 50k favor TPM 59/34 but...

Republican candidates now have an eight-point lead over Democrats, their biggest lead of the year, in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot. The new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that 44% would vote for their district’s Republican congressional candidate while 36% would opt for his or her Democratic opponent. Support for GOP candidates held steady over the past week, but support for Democrats slipped by a point. Perhaps this helps to explain why Parker Griffith, a freshman congressman from northern Alabama, is expected to announce today that he is switching parties. Elected as a Democrat, he is...